MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cough medicine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159521&cid=t_153105_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FYtlXbcEwhX4%2F Treating myself In the spring of 1993 I took codeine cough medicine for a cold.  A few weeks later I was still taking the codeine each evening.  It worked so well; finally I could relax and get some quality sleep!  I started feeling more irritable in the morning as the codeine wore off, so I began taking cough medicine in the morning too. By this time I was prescribing myself larger and larger amounts of the medicine. My wife found empty cough medicine bottles in my car and we argued over the secret I had been keeping. I promised that I would stop, honestly meaning every word.  I knew I had a problem and wanted to fix that problem. I tried my best to stay busy and keep my mind occupied, but as time went by and my use continued I became more and more frustrated.  I had ALWAYS accomplis... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159521 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:33:55 +0100 4159521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1331346&cid=t_153105_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fcough-medicine-scam-and-yet-more.html The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has ordered six products be permanently removed from sale for children aged under two. So now we are going to have to struggle through without Asda Children's Chesty Cough Syrup, Calcough Chesty and Boots Chesty Cough Syrup - one year plus, Children's Chesty Cough and Boots sore throat and cough linctus one year plus and Buttercup infant cough syrup."But doctor, it’s got buttercups in it, so it must be safe""Ah but madam maybe the moo-cow pooed on the butterup."Why do we not go the whole hog and remove all children’s cough medicine from the shelves? And then all the adult cough medicine as well. Are they all dangerous? Not at all. They are crap. Overpriced crap. They do not do anything. Don’t waste your money.Also, hilariously, t... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1331346 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:15:00 +0100 1331346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1303311&cid=t_153105_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F251581585%2Ffda_alert_on_tussionex.html The U.S Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on the safe use of Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended Release Suspension. The alert is in reposnse to numerous reports of adverse events including death due to improper use of the product.The prescription cough medicine contains hydrocodone, which is a narcotic, and the antihistamine chlorpheniramine... (Source: PharmaGazette) PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1303311 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:00:10 +0100 1303311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=980667&cid=t_153105_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F175342102%2F The recent campaign to reign in use of cold and cough remedies for children, which resulted in an FDA panel recommending last week that the meds shouldn’t be given to kids younger than 6, is casting a harsh spotlight on professional societies. You know, those organizations that exist to educate docs and protect their collective professional causes. And when it comes to these kiddie meds, some say the groups were missing in action, even though evidence was lacking these products actually worked. “I think there was a vacuum in leadership on this issue by the professional societies,” Peter Lurie of Public Citizen tells The Washington Post. “You can justify the argument that doctors can make up their own minds, but that’s a much harder argument to make for parents... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=980667 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:44:33 +0100 980667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966949&cid=t_153105_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F172917483%2F An FDA panel voted today to ban over-the-counter cold products for children under six years old. The October 20th New York Times reports that “no proof” about the medicines easing cold symptoms in children was found; in some rare cases, the medicines (such as Dimetapp) have caused “serious harm.” Passing reference is made in the NY Times story about parents using the medications to get a child to sleep, and to fears that parents might now give products intended for adults to children and increase the risk of overdoses. In a post last month, I noted how Charlie’s reactions to over-the-counter cough medications have been both unpredictable and inconsistent: ” I have never been able to figure out whether these make him hyper or drowsy, or rather, extra-dro... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966949 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:30:46 +0100 966949